Another example of 1950's Popular culture, in this case an episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" possibly called "Too Much of the Mortons" and possibly aired the 5th July, 1951. In this show, Gracie plays her trademark ditzy character, George plays the straight-man, while Bea Benaderet and Fred Clark play an unhappy married couple (though they are happier here than in some other episodes). The Live show was always light, harmless entertainment.


This movie is part of the collection: Classic TV

Production Company: CBS Television Network
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black and White
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 50s; 1950s; 50's; 1950's; Fifties; Sitcom; Comedy; Humor; Humorous; Retro; Gracie Allen; George Burns; Kinescope; CBS;

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: bgrauman - - May 6, 2011
Subject: Another great live episode...
This indeed aired live on the West Coast on July 5, 1951 (and seen by East Coast viewers, via kinescope, on July 19th; the coaxial cable enabling "coast-to-coast" TV broadcasts was two months away from being completed). In answer to your question, 'Seto-Kaiba', this was staged in Hollywood, at CBS' Columbia Square facilities (originally radio studios). The first six episodes of the series [October- December 1950] were produced at the Mansfield Theater in New York, until it was decided the show would originate from Hollywood...

Reviewer: Earlon - - February 21, 2010
Subject: A catalog site for Classic TV shows
If you like Classic TV from of the 50's, I found a catalog site that makes it easy to find and watch episodes streaming from Archive.org at:

The Classic TV Channel

There are currently over 400 individual episodes of about 30 different programs, and the site is growing day by day. Check it out!

Reviewer: Seto-Kaiba_Is_Stupid - - September 27, 2009
Subject: I Uploaded This
This is an entertaining tele-comedy live boardcast.

CBS!

Was this live from New York City or was it done in California? I dunno...

I like this show more than the pathetically unfunny National Nine News, which isn't even national!